Movies

Shirley Jones and Robert Preston star in 1962's The Music Man, about a con man who poses as a band leader.

The Iowa Caucuses Explained ... By Broadway?

6:28pm February 01, 2016

by Bob Mondello

Critic Bob Mondello has never been to Iowa, but he learned a lot about the state from The Music Man. The classic American musical follows a travelling salesman who finds himself in River City, Iowa.

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Carolina "Maria" Hurtado in the now abandoned maternity ward of the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, where she was sterilized four decades ago.

Film Portrays A 'Perfect Storm' That Led To Unwanted Sterilizations For Many Latinas

2:00pm February 01, 2016

by Shereen Marisol Meraji

About 40 years ago, Consuelo Hermosillo went to the hospital for an emergency cesarean section. Against her will, she left unable to have more children. No Más Bebés airs tonight on PBS.

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Sports

Barbershop: The New 'Birth Of A Nation,' Cam Newton And Beyonce

5:12pm January 30, 2016

by Michel Martin

Blogger and writer Kara Brown, radio host Farajii Muhammad and The Root's Danielle Belton talk about the new film The Birth of a Nation, Cam Newton, and Beyonce and Chris Martin's new music video.

Arts

Revisiting The Craft And Vision Of 'Graduate' Director Mike Nichols

8:02pm January 29, 2016

The late director is the subject of a new PBS American Masters documentary. Another documentary about Nichols will be shown on HBO next month. Nichols spoke to Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 2001.

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Arts

In 'Hail, Caesar!' Josh Brolin Explores The Debauchery Of Old Hollywood

6:03pm January 29, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Josh Brolin about his role as a conflicted studio fixer in the new Coen brothers comedy Hail, Caesar! Brolin jokes about how the old Hollywood compares to the new.

Gay teens Maalik (Curtiss Cook, Jr.) and Naz (Kerwin Johnson, Jr.) face rejection by their family and community, as well as suspicion from authorities, in Naz & Maalik.

Arts

Young African-American Muslims Share A Hidden Love In 'Naz & Maalik'

1:45pm January 29, 2016

by David Edelstein

Jay Dockendorf's new film presents a day in the life of two gay African-American teens, who also happen to be devout Muslims. Critic David Edelstein calls Naz & Maalik "excitingly fresh."

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Pop star and entertainer Michael Jackson performs a concert at the historic Berlin Reichstag on June 19, 1988. He died in 2009.

Let Twitter Be Your Guide Through This Michael Jackson Casting Mess

12:52pm January 28, 2016

by Leah Donnella

When the news leaves you speechless, let Twitter take the wheel.

Arts

'Rabin, The Last Day' Examines Probe Into Killing Of Israeli Prime Minister

7:18pm January 27, 2016

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to director Amos Gitai about his new film, Rabin, the Last Day, which merges news footage and dramatized scenes of the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.

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Cars like this DeLorean that was used in the 1980s sci-fi Back to the Future movies may be back on the roads next year.

National

'Back To The Future' Cars For Sale? (Flux Capacitor Not Included)

7:15pm January 27, 2016

by Laura Wagner

Starting in 2017, the DeLorean Motor Company plans to build several hundred new replicas of the stainless steel, gull-winged car made famous for it's role in the sci-fi movie trilogy.

Biopic About Nat Turner Is A Success At Sundance Film Festival

6:49am January 27, 2016

The Birth of a Nation, directed, written, produced and starring Nate Parker, received an overwhelming response at the premiere. Renee Montagne talks to Justin Chang, chief film critic for Variety.